Copenhagen hotels: four of the best

Francesca Syz selects four of the most stylish accommodation options in
Copenhagen, Denmark.

Radisson Blu Royal - Tivoli Gardens

As any self-respecting fan of Arne Jacobsen will tell you, there is only one
room to stay in at the Radisson Blu Royal in Copenhagen – 606, which
contains all the original AJ decor from the 1960s. Celebrating its 50th
anniversary this summer, the 22-floor hotel, located across the street from
Tivoli Gardens (see Hotel Nimb), was designed by Jacobsen, the godfather of
Danish Modernism.

It was commissioned by SAS Airlines when it launched a route between the US
and Scandinavia, to give its American clients somewhere luxurious to stay.
There have been changes since then – a refurbishment in 2000 saw the
introduction of contemporary Scandinavian design in many bedrooms – but key
features, room 606 included, have remained untouched. The marble lobby is
still furnished with Jacobsen’s Egg and Swan chairs, as are the bedrooms.
For AJ lamps in five new colours by Louis Poulsen, book a room on the 18th
floor, which is the floor on which the general manager, Roy Al Kappenberger,
was born – his father was the original Swiss GM who collaborated with
Jacobsen during the hotel’s construction.